Introduction to Guatemala Chicua Estate - Guatemala Coffee Flavor Characteristics

About Chicua Estate

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Chicua is a young estate situated on the mountainside of a volcano, overlooking the magnificent Lake Atitlán. This hilltop paradise was formed by lava from two nearby volcanoes—Atitlán and San Pedro—that erupted for hundreds of years. The word "Chicua" comes from the K'iche' language of the Maya people, meaning "place where there is water," a term that perfectly describes the heart and soul of this coffee estate.

The coffee trees at Chicua Estate are grown at altitudes ranging from 1,700 to 1,800 meters. Growing at such high altitudes, the leaves are sometimes covered with frost in the early morning hours, which gradually melts under the sweet sunlight. As the sun becomes stronger, various shade trees that have grown here for a century play the role of protecting the coffee trees. These shade trees are an ecologically important component of this volcanic mountainside ecosystem. Sometimes walking through this pleasant green orchard brings many pleasant surprises, like being hit by a falling fresh avocado!

The new coffee project at Chicua Estate is managed by third and fourth generation coffee growers, whose deep love for coffee can be found in the coffee estate they manage. Through continuous collaboration with renowned local Mayan agronomists, the coffee produced by Chicua Estate is among the high-quality coffees of Guatemala.

To combat Roselinia (a type of root pathogen), Chicua Estate collaborates with Guatemala's local Del Valle University and ANACAFE (Guatemala Coffee Association) to investigate and research methods to combat the disease without affecting the ecological environment.

FrontStreet Coffee Suggests Brewing Parameters:

Pour-over: V60 dripper, Little Fuji R440 grind setting 3.5, water temperature around 90°C

French press grind setting recommended is 4, water temperature 90°C

Siphon grind setting recommended is 4, water temperature between 90°C~91°C

AeroPress grind setting recommended at 3.5, water temperature is 90°C

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